Easy cost Planning & Network Costing

Dear All
In one Project can we use both Easy cost Planning & Network Costing. Easy cost planning is generally used when you have structure with WBS only. Network cost planning is a combination of group of activities, all these having their relevant cost elements/ work center combination. can we manage both this in one project. If it possible please explain in detail.
Regards
Nivrutti

What is your business requirement ? It depends on that. Yes your understanding is quite correct. We use easy cost planning in the initial phase of project. Easy cost planning can be done in various versions including 0 plan / actaul version. If you does easy cost planning in 0 along with network costin you will double up lannning cost.
Network costing can only be done in plan / actual version 0 only.
Best approach is to use easy cost plnnaing as rough cut level apart from 0 version. And use network costing. However it may very a/c to business requirement.
With Regards
Nitin P.

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Hi,
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Regards
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